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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Yun's beatings in prison in 1997, how did he get to the torture chamber for more beatings?

2. After his hospitalization, where was Yun held after he crossed the border out of China?

3. What did Yun say was common for Western Christians to give in an offering for missionaries?

4. During Yun's time at home, how did he feel like God wanted him to order his priorities?

5. What happened to Yun's mother when she tried to bring the harvest in?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter Twenty-One, Deling was jailed with Yun. How did their children avoid being taken by the government?

2. In Chapter Twenty-Three, what was Yun's life like after the prison escape?

3. In Chapter Sixteen, what were the conditions of Yun's release?

4. In Chapter Seventeen, what led to Yun's next arrest?

5. Describe Yun's reaction to the "Back To Jerusalem" vision that was passed on to Yun by another missionary.

6. What was it about his family visiting Yun in prison that made this prison stay so difficult for him?

7. In Chapter Fourteen, Yun went to trial. How was his devotional book, "Streams in the Desert" used to help him stay faithful to his fellow Christians on the outside?

8. If Yun could not walk due to his severe beatings, how did he escape at all?

9. How did Brother Xu attempt to help Yun?

10. How did the Christians begin to help people who violated the "one child law" as Yun and Deling had?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter Six, Yun described a miraculous escape from prison. Look up an account in the Bible found in Acts Chapter 12, verses 6-11, where Peter escapes from prison. Compare and contrast Yun's escape with Peter's escape. What things are similar? What things are different?

Essay Topic 2

According to the book, Brother Yun's life was filled with supernatural miracles from God that he could not explain away. Cite three different occasions when Yun believed God intervened in his life in a miraculous way, and the results of those miracles. Cite examples from the book to support your statements.

Essay Topic 3

Yun noted that 1985 was "a powerful year" for Christianity in China. What did he mean by this? Discuss how the attitudes of some of his guards began to change, and note what you think might cause those changes. Was the attitude of the government changing as well? Discuss two different circumstances where Yun was shown that the intolerance towards Christianity might be waning.

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